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Simon shocks No. 1 Federer in second round

TORONTO (AP) Top-ranked Roger Federer was knocked out of the Rogers Cup with a 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to France's Gilles Simon in a second-round match Wednesday night. Federer, who won the tournament in 2004 and '06, was playing his first match since losing... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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